Chicago, ILLINOIS - State Street - 1912

Description: Chicago, ILLINOIS - State Street - 1912: State Street is Chicago’s iconic retail corridor, with such anchors as Macy’s (formerly Marshall Fields), Block 37, Target, and more. The Red Line – Chicago’s most-ridden L line – runs along the street, connecting North and South Side Chicagoans to the Loop. State Street is also a cultural anchor for Chicago, with the Chicago Theatre situated at State and Lake, and the Broadway In Chicago's James R. Nederlander and CIBC Theatres at various cross streets. But was State always such a vital part of the city? How did it become the heart of the Loop. The story of State Street begins in 1831 when the Illinois legislature officially authorized a State Road connecting Vincennes to Chicago. The name State Street came from this road, which ran along the eastern boundary of Chicago. During the early 1800s, what we now call the corner of State and Wacker was the last outpost for shopping for the thousands of emigrants coming from the east going to government lands in Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakotas. As a result, State Street became a dynamic, economically strong commercial artery of Chicago. In the late 1960s, Potter Palmer, an American businessman, took a gamble on the street to raise its profile and prestige. He convinced the thriving department store, Field, Leiter & Co., to move to the corner of State and Washington streets, and in 1870, he built his own hotel — the Palmer House. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 19012, is in good condition. No. 31.

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Location: Brooklyn, New York

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